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Don’t Miss This Event: The Gatekeeper Died

No More Cold Calling

Register for Back in The Black Sales TV—first episode on January 19. The Gatekeeper Died: Why That’s a Good Thing” is the topic for my new, monthly, live Sales TV Show on the Sales Experts Channel. Why am I doing a monthly Sales TV Show? 4 Ways to Get Past the Gatekeeper: (No Tricks Required). Always free.

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How Do I Get Past the Gatekeeper?

The Sales Hunter

If there is one type of person every salesperson has more than a few pain-filled stories about, it is the gatekeeper. You can’t make too many sales calls of any type without encountering one. You don’t have to think that the gatekeeper is the person waking up in the morning with the sole intent to keep you out.

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4 Ways to Get Past the Gatekeeper (No Tricks Required)

No More Cold Calling

When you have a referral introduction, there’s no need to dupe the gatekeeper. It’s tiresome reading about how to get past the gatekeeper. These “gatekeeper” tactics are insincere, duplicitous, unprofessional, offensive, and a waste of sales time. Gatekeepers are good at their jobs. Of course you would.

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The Lies You Tell Gatekeepers

No More Cold Calling

When I called to reconnect with a CEO I met at a conference, and who had invited me to contact her, her assistant, Joan, answered the phone. Joan and other gatekeepers can smell phoniness a mile away. The gatekeeper has left the building. What is the sleaziest “gatekeeper tactic” you’ve ever used, or heard someone else use?

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Identifying Sales Prospects: Gatekeepers, Influencers, and Decision Makers

Hubspot Sales

Will they help you make the sale or unknowingly stop you from talking to the right person? How to Identify Sales Prospects. 1) The Gatekeeper. The gatekeeper is usually an executive assistant or associate to the decision maker. If the gatekeeper is an executive assistant, you should know immediately by their title.

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Book Mike Brooks for Your 2021 Virtual Sales Event!

Mr. Inside Sales

2121 Sales Kickoffs are going to be different this coming January. Especially when you hire Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales to kick off your sales event! Mike can customize your keynote, breakout, or sales kickoff session and deliver a content rich, motivating message that will launch your team into action in January.

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3 Secrets to Setting Sales Meetings with the C-Suite

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mike Schultz, President, RAIN Group Breaking through and setting sales meetings with C-suite buyers is tough. They’re off-the-charts busy, bombarded with sales messages, and gatekeepers keep them well insulated. Yet, many sellers are successful in breaking through and setting initial sales meetings with the C-suite.